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-led military intervention in afghanistan began. massive financial aid from the international community has helped improve daily life for some afghans. people living in urban areas can shop just for pleasure, but the majority still lives in poverty. less than half the children in the country go to school. in kabul, as many as 40,000 children are said to make money washing cars or selling goods on the street. they use what they earn to buy daily necessities. fawad was one of them until his life took a turn two years ago. he caught the eye of this american director trying to shoot a film about the pride of afghan children. fawad was offered a major role. >> i think the director, as soon as he saw him, he realized he really wanted to use fawad. because fawad's got very captivating green eyes, and we wanted to show also the daily life of what afghanistan is like for most kids. >> reporter: the movie has received praise for its depiction of life in afghanistan. at the academy awards, it's nominated for best live action short. >> translat
-led military intervention in afghanistan began. massive financial aid from the international community has helped improve daily life for some afghans. people living in urban areas can shop just for pleasure, but the majority still lives in poverty. less than half the children in the country go to school. in kabul, as many as 40,000 children are said to make money washing cars or selling goods on the street. they use what they earn to buy daily necessities. fawad was one of them until his life...
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plans to do in afghanistan. at least -- he says at least a thousand american troops will stay in afghanistan after 2014 when international troops are due to pull out. >> but washington says it is still considering its options. >> in brussels, defense ministers have been debating what will happen when troops finally withdraw from afghanistan. >> there was some confusion at the nato defense ministers meeting in brussels. germany said the u.s. defense secretary had said that the u.s. would be keeping up to 12,000 troops in afghanistan. but leon panetta said that was not the case. he said those figures were for the total international contingent, not the u.s. alone. the u.s. is counting on substantial support from its allies, but no firm decisions have yet been taken on which countries will be supplying the soldiers. >> mr. panetta officially asked germany to take on a role in the north. of course germany already is lead nation in the north. >> nato soldiers on the ground will have to wait for a final decision. the
plans to do in afghanistan. at least -- he says at least a thousand american troops will stay in afghanistan after 2014 when international troops are due to pull out. >> but washington says it is still considering its options. >> in brussels, defense ministers have been debating what will happen when troops finally withdraw from afghanistan. >> there was some confusion at the nato defense ministers meeting in brussels. germany said the u.s. defense secretary had said that the...
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soldiers stationed in afghanistan and promising them a speedy return home. >> the president of the united states. [applause] >> it is a washington ritual, long applause, handshakes, and hugs on both sides of the aisle. in his speech, obama focused clearly on domestic issues, among them, raising the minimum wage, reforming immigration, and modernizing the education system. he also address america's political third rail -- gun control. the president promised survivors of gun control violence he would pursue common-sense reform. in a short foreign policy segment of his speech, obama said that efforts were on the course to conclude afghan operations next year. turning to europe, he raised the prospect of a free-trade zone to encourage commerce with european union countries and believe fears his new asian focus would come at europe's expense -- the late -- belay fears. >> trade that is fair and free across the atlantic supports millions of good-paying american jobs. >> but in a bitterly divided washington, president obama will have his work cut out for him if he wants to push his agenda throug
soldiers stationed in afghanistan and promising them a speedy return home. >> the president of the united states. [applause] >> it is a washington ritual, long applause, handshakes, and hugs on both sides of the aisle. in his speech, obama focused clearly on domestic issues, among them, raising the minimum wage, reforming immigration, and modernizing the education system. he also address america's political third rail -- gun control. the president promised survivors of gun control...
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. >> citizens are worried involvement could be a long, drawn-out affair like in afghanistan. the point has to be approved by the bundestag later this week. >> french and malian forces engaged in a gunbattle. under a new proposal, german troops would not join them on the front line, but they would provide more logistical support, like using airbus jets to refuel french warplanes mid-air. an additional 150 troops will be needed for this task. several military planes are already being used to transport soldiers. >> we europeans have a strong interest in making sure that a safe haven for global terrorism is not allowed to develop on our doorstep. >> the german cabinet also wants to help train and assess the performance of the malian army. german soldiers will work together with units from other eu countries. >> the army needs to be trained from scratch so they can take over security themselves. we hope this is feasible, but it is a difficult and long-term challenge. >> the german parliament is expected to approve the changes to the mandates for the german forces. both will expire
. >> citizens are worried involvement could be a long, drawn-out affair like in afghanistan. the point has to be approved by the bundestag later this week. >> french and malian forces engaged in a gunbattle. under a new proposal, german troops would not join them on the front line, but they would provide more logistical support, like using airbus jets to refuel french warplanes mid-air. an additional 150 troops will be needed for this task. several military planes are already being...
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afghanistan, syria, a possible u.s./e you free trade deal -- lots on the agenda. what would you say is the biggest deal right now in the u.s.-german relations? >> it would see that economic issues topped the agenda in john kerry's talks with german leaders. in both press conferences with the german foreign minister and chancellor angela merkel, we heard a lot of talk about that possible free-trade agreement between the eu and the u.s. we heard john kerry in your report just they're talking about jobs, jobs, jobs. there appears to be a great deal of economic pressure on both sides of the atlantic driving some motivation toward a possible free trade deal, but again, there were other foreign policy issues, including afghanistan and, particularly, syria on the agenda. >> what about this free trade deal? >> there is talk right now of actually getting negotiations going formally sometime this coming summer. within two years, that is the time frame they are talking about, officials right now, of having some sort of deal in place, but there are huge hurdles on the way. th
afghanistan, syria, a possible u.s./e you free trade deal -- lots on the agenda. what would you say is the biggest deal right now in the u.s.-german relations? >> it would see that economic issues topped the agenda in john kerry's talks with german leaders. in both press conferences with the german foreign minister and chancellor angela merkel, we heard a lot of talk about that possible free-trade agreement between the eu and the u.s. we heard john kerry in your report just they're...
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. >> british prime minister david cameron holding talks with the leader of afghanistan and pakistan. there are aimed at preventing the spread of instability in the region when nato troops withdrawn by the end of next year. they issued a joint statement. >> a belgian man convicted of murder and child rape appearing in brussels for a parole hearing. he was sentenced to life in jail for kidnapping, raping, and holdings 6 rose prisoner. four of them died. >> in egypt, opposition parties as one activist has died after being beaten and tortured by police. the ministry of the interior has not commented on the claims. the activist disappeared last week during anti-government protests leaving at least 60 people dead. >> tens of thousands of mourners have massed in the cambodian capital as the kingdom cremated their former king, norodom sihanouk. he steered them through six turbulent decades. >> it was part of a week long funeral that started with a plan lavished procession to the city of phnom penh. he died of a heart attack in october at the age of 89. his body had been lying in the royal pa
. >> british prime minister david cameron holding talks with the leader of afghanistan and pakistan. there are aimed at preventing the spread of instability in the region when nato troops withdrawn by the end of next year. they issued a joint statement. >> a belgian man convicted of murder and child rape appearing in brussels for a parole hearing. he was sentenced to life in jail for kidnapping, raping, and holdings 6 rose prisoner. four of them died. >> in egypt, opposition...
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then a resignation after information surfaced he had tried to downplay civilian deaths in afghanistan. and merkel forced the resignation of the environment minister after he led conservatives to a major defeat. the new education minister has now been sworn in, and merkel is easy to put the latest scandal behind her. >> all right, well, time to leave the halls of government behind us and had across town to the berlin film festival. there are just three more days to go until we find out who will win that coveted golden bear. >> one winner, though, is clear. and on rare golden bear for lifetime achievement in documentary film. and that a man of many talents, is a filmmaker, a writer, and intellectual. he lives in paris. he explained by winning the golden bear was a special honor for him. >> i am very proud. i have weathered many crises in my life. berlin is a city i love very much. >> as a child in france, he witnessed the rise of the not cease. as a young man, he joined the resistance. he later met and existentialist writer with whom he had a romantic relationship. he is still the publi
then a resignation after information surfaced he had tried to downplay civilian deaths in afghanistan. and merkel forced the resignation of the environment minister after he led conservatives to a major defeat. the new education minister has now been sworn in, and merkel is easy to put the latest scandal behind her. >> all right, well, time to leave the halls of government behind us and had across town to the berlin film festival. there are just three more days to go until we find out who...
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. >>> home remains a dangerous place for people in afghanistan. the latest united nations survey shows nearly 3,000 civilians died last year because of armed conflict and terror attacks. u.n. data showed 2,754 civilian deaths were reported. that's a decrease of 377 from 2011. it marks the first decline since u.n. officials began the survey six years ago. they attribute the drop to fewer suicide bombings and a decline in aerial attacks. about 80% of victims died in attacks by the taliban and other insurgents, including roadside bombings. attacks by multinational forces or afghan security troops were responsible for 316 deaths, or about 11% of the total. >>> western and arab nations are leading donors to palestinians. however, due to the economic downturn in the west, the present level of financial assistance is insufficient to meet their needs. palestinians are now turning to asia. they believe they can gain knowledge and experience from the region, which will lead to economic growth. nhk world's kohei tsuji explains. ♪ >> reporter: these people
. >>> home remains a dangerous place for people in afghanistan. the latest united nations survey shows nearly 3,000 civilians died last year because of armed conflict and terror attacks. u.n. data showed 2,754 civilian deaths were reported. that's a decrease of 377 from 2011. it marks the first decline since u.n. officials began the survey six years ago. they attribute the drop to fewer suicide bombings and a decline in aerial attacks. about 80% of victims died in attacks by the...
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>> here is what is ahead for the next defense secretary, a huge cuts in the budget, sequestration, afghanistan, the bombings in syria, egypt in chaos, al qaeda all over the place, china with the military might, north korea talking about another test, targeting the united states. why didn't they get into that stuff? >> it was up to the members to do it but they did not get into it. it was not the objective. the objective from one side was to make sure the president's nominee gets through. the other side was to do everything they could to damage him. it was not a good display of congressional oversight. >> this is a guy who said -- he voted against designating the revolutionary guards in iran as a terror organization. badgering to ask the guy to explain that? he had no answer. >> when i heard him talk about it, speaking to the senator from virginia, jim webb, he took that argument and persuaded him. >> the same that dick lugar did, and john kerry, joe biden to last a blunt about this. barack obama had taken that position. the reality was, it was another backdoor attempt, and jim webb put it on t
>> here is what is ahead for the next defense secretary, a huge cuts in the budget, sequestration, afghanistan, the bombings in syria, egypt in chaos, al qaeda all over the place, china with the military might, north korea talking about another test, targeting the united states. why didn't they get into that stuff? >> it was up to the members to do it but they did not get into it. it was not the objective. the objective from one side was to make sure the president's nominee gets...
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is, of course, involved has been involved in constant warfare in afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, libya, yemen, somalia. there's, you know, military interventions taking place all over the world, over the last decade plus. but i don't think that americans really have a clear picture of those wars. and what they've meant for people overseas, what they've meant to civilians around the world. so i hope that my book might be able to, you know, to add to that conversation, to open america's eyes to what wars mean for people overseas. and if we're asked to send our brothers and sisters and sons and daughters to war, i think we should have some idea of what it means for the sons and daughters of people overseas. >> the book is "kill anything that moves: the real american war in vietnam." nick turse, thank you for joining me. >> thanks so much for having me. ♪ >> hardly had nick turse and i finished our conversation than the "new york times" published a chilling account of a muslim cleric in yemen named salem ahmed bin ali jaber. he was standing in a village mosque denouncing al qaeda, a brave
is, of course, involved has been involved in constant warfare in afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, libya, yemen, somalia. there's, you know, military interventions taking place all over the world, over the last decade plus. but i don't think that americans really have a clear picture of those wars. and what they've meant for people overseas, what they've meant to civilians around the world. so i hope that my book might be able to, you know, to add to that conversation, to open america's eyes to what...
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rendition team, taken to afghanistan, where he was severely beaten, sodomized, dealt severe pain and suffering. it's the first time the european court has described c.i.a. treatment of its terror suspects. do you know about that? >> well, the el-masri case is a very interesting one. and not just because of the factual circumstances that you laid out, but also because of the legal journey. khalid el-masri also had cases here in the united states. and the u.s. courts actually refused to look into the merits of those claims, looking at things like the state secrets privilege or different types of immunities that would keep him as a torture victim from being vindicated in u.s. courts. so in fact what i think is the lesson here is not so much that the european courts could make those findings. it's that the european court did make those findings. >> you mean he couldn't have gotten a fair trial or the courts wouldn't at least give him a trial in this country? >> in this country, very few of the post-9/11 torture victims have ever had their day in court. and in fact, until recently the cen
rendition team, taken to afghanistan, where he was severely beaten, sodomized, dealt severe pain and suffering. it's the first time the european court has described c.i.a. treatment of its terror suspects. do you know about that? >> well, the el-masri case is a very interesting one. and not just because of the factual circumstances that you laid out, but also because of the legal journey. khalid el-masri also had cases here in the united states. and the u.s. courts actually refused to...
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afghanistan. in washington, d.c. so they are providing this space for me to come here and talk to you. these are the ways that we are doing our best to connect journalists not only in afghanistan, together, but worldwide. host: thank you very much for talking to our viewers. we appreciate it. guest: thank you. and have a nice day. >> on the next washington journal, former ohio congressman steve latourette, now president and c.e.o. of the republican mainstreet partnership. he talks about the role moderate republicans in congress will play in fiscal matters. such as planned pudget cuts scheduled for march 1. kim gandhi, president and c.e.o. of the national network to end domestic violence, zusms the renewal of the violence against women act. being debated in the senate. and victor cha, center for vat jick and international stud i.r.s. looks at north korean nuclear ability. washington journal live on c-span. next a conversation with general electric c.e.o. jeffrey immelt. after that, the weekly addresses by president ob
afghanistan. in washington, d.c. so they are providing this space for me to come here and talk to you. these are the ways that we are doing our best to connect journalists not only in afghanistan, together, but worldwide. host: thank you very much for talking to our viewers. we appreciate it. guest: thank you. and have a nice day. >> on the next washington journal, former ohio congressman steve latourette, now president and c.e.o. of the republican mainstreet partnership. he talks about...
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since then i have traveled twice to afghanistan and. i've spoken to all the major players as well as many of our nation's top policy makers and prestigious think tank expert is including many right here. i have learned a lot about our government's efforts there. what we have accomplished a lot we have not as well as the many challenges that still face us in that country. i have spent a great deal of time thinking about what my role is in in afghanistan. let me take a few minutes to tell you a little bit about siga. is a special inspector general for afghan reconstruction. it is the only agency in the entire united states government whose mission is reconstruction in afghanistan. nothing else. we are unique. we had the unique authority to examine any project by any government agency operating in afghanistan dealing with reconstruction. we can look at the department of defense, department of state, department of justice, at any agency in afghanistan. we have the largest oversight presence on the ground in afghanistan. we have the most agg
since then i have traveled twice to afghanistan and. i've spoken to all the major players as well as many of our nation's top policy makers and prestigious think tank expert is including many right here. i have learned a lot about our government's efforts there. what we have accomplished a lot we have not as well as the many challenges that still face us in that country. i have spent a great deal of time thinking about what my role is in in afghanistan. let me take a few minutes to tell you a...
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envisions for afghanistan and more importantly what afghanistan in vision is for afghanistan in the future meaning that obviously you know afghanistan asserts that it's going to be completely independent of the u.s. so do is america i guess for saying afghanistan's hand and having the same kind of sanctions the same kind of harsh rhetoric versus iran that the u.s. has does it make sense yeah it's that's a problem that the u.s. is also you know facing with iraq as well and you have you have these areas where there are natural shared interests between the u.s. and iran but because of this standoff between the countries yet you're having the u.s. trying to tell you know the iraqis to not be allies with the iranians are telling the afghans to not be economically involved with iran and that's just that's frankly impossible that you know nobody's going to come here and tell the united states to not be economically integrated with canada or mexico and so we frankly we can expect the same thing of of countries that we have invaded in are now leaving. and so you know this is it's an opportunity for
envisions for afghanistan and more importantly what afghanistan in vision is for afghanistan in the future meaning that obviously you know afghanistan asserts that it's going to be completely independent of the u.s. so do is america i guess for saying afghanistan's hand and having the same kind of sanctions the same kind of harsh rhetoric versus iran that the u.s. has does it make sense yeah it's that's a problem that the u.s. is also you know facing with iraq as well and you have you have...
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>> printers are so harsh in afghanistan. -- winters are so harsh in afghanistan. this time i was able to go up to the mountains to visit with those who are pushed up to a mountainside because they can afford piped water, so they move higher where they shell almonds all day and you the shells to fill their home. the conditions for people in afghanistan are deplorable. in fact, particularly in the south of the country, the un is very alarmed. over 1 million children under age five are suffering from acute malnutrition. the expenditures that the nine it states development groups have made are now approaching $1 billion. and yet afghanistan is still considered one of the worst places in the world that a person can live. 35% unemployment among men. education system is completely correct. this correction is linked to the way that the united states has put money into the pockets of corrupt warlords across afghanistan. >> what about not only the u.s. military, but the private companies -- the number of people serving in the company's equal the number of soldiers. >> it is
>> printers are so harsh in afghanistan. -- winters are so harsh in afghanistan. this time i was able to go up to the mountains to visit with those who are pushed up to a mountainside because they can afford piped water, so they move higher where they shell almonds all day and you the shells to fill their home. the conditions for people in afghanistan are deplorable. in fact, particularly in the south of the country, the un is very alarmed. over 1 million children under age five are...
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afghanistan? -- how do we win in afghanistan if we lose in afghanistan -- how do we win in pakistan if we lose in afghanistan? >> do you consider -- a terrorist organization? >> that is a policy decision that has to be made. i will make my recommendations on whether it will be classified as a terrorist organization. >> there was a tad against the headquarters. -- an attack against the headquarters. i like to get your opinion on what happened in the attack on our embassies in benghazi. what were some of the lessons learned from that? >> both d.o.d. and the department of state have taken on the caps that were there in intelligence -- gaps that were there that did not enable us to respond correctly. the department of state has to be well-informed by the department of defense. the response forces data are available to the commanders need to be continually -- the despite its forces that are available to the commanders need -- the res ponse forces that are available to commanders need to be continually
afghanistan? -- how do we win in afghanistan if we lose in afghanistan -- how do we win in pakistan if we lose in afghanistan? >> do you consider -- a terrorist organization? >> that is a policy decision that has to be made. i will make my recommendations on whether it will be classified as a terrorist organization. >> there was a tad against the headquarters. -- an attack against the headquarters. i like to get your opinion on what happened in the attack on our embassies in...
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the war in afghanistan needs to be reconsidered as it's always been viewed in afghanistan-pakistan india and circles and that is has a pakistani supported rebellion in afghanistan against the tajik uzbek and islamic republic of afghanistan was significant links in new delhi and tehran and only a fig leaf of pashtun representation in the form of hamid karzai who is completely mistrusted in pakistan and too cozy with india. that point i don't think it's yet resonated in the west and has not resonated yet several states down this government. i think there is a grudging and slowly evolving understanding but not yet one that puts us in a policy frame of mind to address the subsequent points. the second is again to state that with bin laden dead the critical mass of al qaeda score in western pakistan is eliminated and compromise the essential dynamics in afghanistan are those with international import. fundamentally the one at that afghanistan is a proxy war between nations that have fought each other in shooting wars and several other martial conflicts and 1947 and these are layered on top of
the war in afghanistan needs to be reconsidered as it's always been viewed in afghanistan-pakistan india and circles and that is has a pakistani supported rebellion in afghanistan against the tajik uzbek and islamic republic of afghanistan was significant links in new delhi and tehran and only a fig leaf of pashtun representation in the form of hamid karzai who is completely mistrusted in pakistan and too cozy with india. that point i don't think it's yet resonated in the west and has not...
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of afghanistan in 2014. her book is called "the favored daughter: one woman's fight to lead afghanistan to the future." please welcome to the program fawzia koofi. [cheers and applause] hello. thank you for coming. [cheers and applause] nice to see you. [cheers and applause] you know, we get a lot of people on this show and they are all very nice. but your story is so astonishing and so inspiring that i am embarrassed. it begins with your birth and your mother feeling like because you are a girl, you are not worthy, and they leave you to die. and yet here you are running for president of afghanistan. how -- [cheers and applause] -- it's -- humbling and -- walk us through just a little bit of that journey. >> it's true. actually my story is a part of many afghanistan woman story but the fact that i made it for everyone to hear the life of an afghan woman is first of all i was educated. because my mother as a womg suffered so much and she didn't want another woman to suffer as much as she suffered. she doesn't
of afghanistan in 2014. her book is called "the favored daughter: one woman's fight to lead afghanistan to the future." please welcome to the program fawzia koofi. [cheers and applause] hello. thank you for coming. [cheers and applause] nice to see you. [cheers and applause] you know, we get a lot of people on this show and they are all very nice. but your story is so astonishing and so inspiring that i am embarrassed. it begins with your birth and your mother feeling like because you...
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you don't have that in afghanistan. a lot of these people that come in and want to be soldiers or policemen can only be veted by the elders in the village. so you don't know who you are. what we tried to do was bring in bio metrics and you'll probably read about that now, how do we reset and establish a good background way to determine who should be armed and who should be in uniform over there and who shouldn't be and that's some of the things we were doing. corruption is very real. but it's acceptable. we don't like it but in afghanistan, people accept corruption as a way of life. so another challenge was how do we change the
you don't have that in afghanistan. a lot of these people that come in and want to be soldiers or policemen can only be veted by the elders in the village. so you don't know who you are. what we tried to do was bring in bio metrics and you'll probably read about that now, how do we reset and establish a good background way to determine who should be armed and who should be in uniform over there and who shouldn't be and that's some of the things we were doing. corruption is very real. but it's...
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to be served in afghanistan? guest: yes sir, i was in afghanistan in 2012. i am an army reserve officer, medical, and my unit was the first support unit from the hospital to establish operations in afghanistan out of the reserve component. i was listening to the kernel. thank you for your service, sir. -- the colonel. thank you for your service, sir. i think your point about the literacy rate in afghanistan is so crucial and so keyed to what we need to do as a follow-up and avoid the mistakes we made when we assisted the group's overthrowing the soviet raging in afghanistan. we did not go in with the civil war educational support to bring civil or ed -- ucational support to bring the country up to the government we want to lead. in kosovo, much of the government was going out, teaching, nurses, other health care professionals -- this is how you take care of people. this is how you do your mission and your job medical. again, at a conference, 18 adult does brought that up. as we are withdrawing from our hospitals, the taliban is coming in and saying, the amer
to be served in afghanistan? guest: yes sir, i was in afghanistan in 2012. i am an army reserve officer, medical, and my unit was the first support unit from the hospital to establish operations in afghanistan out of the reserve component. i was listening to the kernel. thank you for your service, sir. -- the colonel. thank you for your service, sir. i think your point about the literacy rate in afghanistan is so crucial and so keyed to what we need to do as a follow-up and avoid the mistakes...
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or properly resourced effort in afghanistan. and said about-- set about correcting that. >> this was january 2009. >> exactly. actually in the transition h in 2008. and the key thing here was to focus on the right goal. the goal that the nation needed to achieve and could achieve in afghanistan. and the president decided that the goals were these. and they were quite focused, determined on our interest. one defeating al qaeda and associated groups who threaten the homeland. the group that did 9/11. two, taking steps to ensure that the afghan government could survive and in afghanistan would to the become a safe haven for al qaeda an other groups who would then get operational space and be able to act against the united states. those are the goals we had. it required us to recover what was a deteriorating situation in 2009. to act against al qaeda which we have. and we pretty much decimated core al qaeda. the offshoots of al qaeda is something i'm sure we'll discuss during the course of this conversation. but decimated core al qa
or properly resourced effort in afghanistan. and said about-- set about correcting that. >> this was january 2009. >> exactly. actually in the transition h in 2008. and the key thing here was to focus on the right goal. the goal that the nation needed to achieve and could achieve in afghanistan. and the president decided that the goals were these. and they were quite focused, determined on our interest. one defeating al qaeda and associated groups who threaten the homeland. the...
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you are based in afghanistan. what are you doing in washington. >> i am here to say that opened media is a big achievement. not only for the public year, but for everyone. this is a big achievement. after 11 years we lost more up to now, more than hundreds of injuries and thousands of arrests and people who were faced with harassment. let's not lose the achievement. other than stress factors in afghanistan come focusing on media, the air quite aware what is freedom of expression. how they can use it in their daily lives. let's focus on and not pollute it. >> what you are a share in washington, who are you talking to? are you having to justify the money you are receiving from the united states? >> yes, just to justify the money we are receiving, not only for the organization. defector, the field is something they really focus. >> in afghanistan we have different rules of receiving information it is a radio. all over the country. it is mostly popular in the city's that we have that. printed media is also more of a u
you are based in afghanistan. what are you doing in washington. >> i am here to say that opened media is a big achievement. not only for the public year, but for everyone. this is a big achievement. after 11 years we lost more up to now, more than hundreds of injuries and thousands of arrests and people who were faced with harassment. let's not lose the achievement. other than stress factors in afghanistan come focusing on media, the air quite aware what is freedom of expression. how they...
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base in northeast afghanistan. nothing bad happened to me, i came home with no mental trauma or physical injuries to work through, but nevertheless i had a tiny taste of the disorientation that veterans feel. for a couple of days come, i felt like walking up the people as i went about errands and shaking them and saying, do you have any idea what their country are going through for you on the other side of the world? as this idea of "thank you for your service" has permeated to the population in american popular culture, there's something supervision about it, if you pardon me for saying it, even faddish. in your view of how veterans have been received and cared for here, what in your opinion has worked well and what is not working well? >> there are two things we have to do, and that is provide long-term care and access to care for our veterans who have had injuries, whether they be visible or non-visible injuries, and they have to be confident and their families have to be confident that there will be there and w
base in northeast afghanistan. nothing bad happened to me, i came home with no mental trauma or physical injuries to work through, but nevertheless i had a tiny taste of the disorientation that veterans feel. for a couple of days come, i felt like walking up the people as i went about errands and shaking them and saying, do you have any idea what their country are going through for you on the other side of the world? as this idea of "thank you for your service" has permeated to the...
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forces afghanistan. i want to take this opportunity to thank general allen for his thoughtful and devoted leadership in afghanistan, for his forthrightness and his interactions with me and the rest of the members of this committee. when senator reid and i visited afghanistan in january, we saw a real signs of progress, including the afghan security forces increasingly taking the lead responsibility for protecting their country. good news stories about afghanistan and the afghan security forces don't seem to get the coverage of the u.s. media that is given to negative stories. for example, it was widely reported that only one of the 23 afghan brigades is rated by isaf is independent. on the other hand we heard from our commanders in afghanistan that 87% of operations in afghanistan's critical regional command east are carried out solely by afghan security forces. another success story is now the 18,000 strong afghan local police program. these community defense forces when coordinated with district level
forces afghanistan. i want to take this opportunity to thank general allen for his thoughtful and devoted leadership in afghanistan, for his forthrightness and his interactions with me and the rest of the members of this committee. when senator reid and i visited afghanistan in january, we saw a real signs of progress, including the afghan security forces increasingly taking the lead responsibility for protecting their country. good news stories about afghanistan and the afghan security forces...
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forces from afghanistan. we'll preview the president's announcement, which will come in tonight's state of the union. major garrett is at the white house. charlie d'agata in afghanistan. her parents will be with the first lady tonight. her alleged killers are in jail. dean reynolds on the shooting death of hadiya pendleton. and the taliban robbed afghanistan of its musical soul, but he is bringing it back. >> we can speak in a common language of humanity, which is the language of music. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley reporting tonight from washington. >> pelley: good evening. the most-wanted man in california, fired los angeles cop christopher dorner, appears to be surrounded tonight. he's holed up in a house in san bernardino county, east of l.a. dorner was discovered by fish and game officers a little after noon local time today. there have been gun battles and two officers have been wounded. their condition is unknown. this is the sound of one of those gun batt
forces from afghanistan. we'll preview the president's announcement, which will come in tonight's state of the union. major garrett is at the white house. charlie d'agata in afghanistan. her parents will be with the first lady tonight. her alleged killers are in jail. dean reynolds on the shooting death of hadiya pendleton. and the taliban robbed afghanistan of its musical soul, but he is bringing it back. >> we can speak in a common language of humanity, which is the language of music....
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forces afghanistan. i want to take this opportunity to thank general allen for his thoughtful and devoted leadership in afghanistan, for his forthrightness and his interactions with me and the rest of the members of this committee. when senatoreid and i visited afghanistan in january, we saw a real signs of progress, including the afghan security forces increasingly taking the lead responsibility for protecting their country. good news stories about afghanistan and the afghan security forces don't seem to get the coverage of the u.s. media that is given to negative stories. for example, it was widely reported that only one of the 23 afghan brigades is rated by isaf is independent. on the other hand we heard from our commanders in afghanistan that 87% of operations in afghanistan's critical regional command east are carried out solely by afghan security forces. another success story is now the 18,000 strong afghan local police program. these community defense forces when coordinated with district level na
forces afghanistan. i want to take this opportunity to thank general allen for his thoughtful and devoted leadership in afghanistan, for his forthrightness and his interactions with me and the rest of the members of this committee. when senatoreid and i visited afghanistan in january, we saw a real signs of progress, including the afghan security forces increasingly taking the lead responsibility for protecting their country. good news stories about afghanistan and the afghan security forces...
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any agency rating in afghanistan. that's unique 37 37. -- we have the largest over sight present in afghanistan. we have the most successful record of working with afghan law enforcement in prosecuting, arresting and prosecuting individuals in afghan courts. we are temporary agency. we go out of existence. we sun set when reconstruction drops below $250 million in unexpended funds. we're in the billions now. accordingly, we have very unique hiring contract authorities, unique to the government. that allow us to get the best people as quickly as we can for what i think is the most dangerous over sight job in the united states government. when congress created sigar in 2008, it also gave us the responsibility and the authority in the statute to lead, coordinate and recommend policies to improve the afghan reconstruction effort. accordingly, i believe it is our job to evaluate the bigger picture and offer direction as necessary and appropriate on the reconstruction effort. just last wednesday, bob eluded to the fact that
any agency rating in afghanistan. that's unique 37 37. -- we have the largest over sight present in afghanistan. we have the most successful record of working with afghan law enforcement in prosecuting, arresting and prosecuting individuals in afghan courts. we are temporary agency. we go out of existence. we sun set when reconstruction drops below $250 million in unexpended funds. we're in the billions now. accordingly, we have very unique hiring contract authorities, unique to the government....
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bugs out of afghanistan they actually expect that the import of drugs from afghanistan to russia will actually decrease. almost i think you. drugs will certainly remain one of the central problems for security forces in afghanistan itself and as for the former turmoil there are president karzai ordered u.s. troops to leave the waldock province he's trying to quell public anger over the numerous cases of civilian murders and abuses we report on that later this hour. the rivalry between the u.s. and china has gone digital and is threatening to turn into a full scale cyber war a recent scandal involving a chinese military unit allegedly engaged in cyber theft from an american company as part of washington on the defensive but it might not be long before washington makes its new move into the cyber. and saudis more important i reports. in january it is my pleasure to welcome president hu to the white house washington and beijing were the a list couple of geopolitics the positive constructive cooperative u.s. china relationship is good for the united states in february america's feelings a
bugs out of afghanistan they actually expect that the import of drugs from afghanistan to russia will actually decrease. almost i think you. drugs will certainly remain one of the central problems for security forces in afghanistan itself and as for the former turmoil there are president karzai ordered u.s. troops to leave the waldock province he's trying to quell public anger over the numerous cases of civilian murders and abuses we report on that later this hour. the rivalry between the u.s....
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you cannot have freedom of press in afghanistan rid afghanistan is based on tripe. -- based on tribes. host: can you hang on the line while we get an answer and then come back to you? guest: i think what john is saying is really not the reality of afghanistan. i would put it this way. i don't know if he can get the kind of subscription we have in afghanistan. you can go to my facebook, twitter, and also to my blog and see what i am doing. how i as a reporter, in a normal citizen, a journalist, criticize the government, criticized karzai, criticized -- the way people are somehow creating the problems, it does not mean what they are pashtuns or -- anyone, criticizing just coming and killing people and doing anything they want, but i am a normal citizen. i do not have any bodyguards. i am traveling every year from kabul to kandahar, back to jalalabad and back to kabul. to raise a protection for journalists. first of all, the kind of [indiscernible] organizations there providing safe houses and security advisers, providing any kind of advisers that journalists has. host: so that secure it
you cannot have freedom of press in afghanistan rid afghanistan is based on tripe. -- based on tribes. host: can you hang on the line while we get an answer and then come back to you? guest: i think what john is saying is really not the reality of afghanistan. i would put it this way. i don't know if he can get the kind of subscription we have in afghanistan. you can go to my facebook, twitter, and also to my blog and see what i am doing. how i as a reporter, in a normal citizen, a journalist,...
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barack obama's state of the union address pledged to pull more troops from afghanistan but questions remain about how many americans will stay in the war zone that is the two thousand and fourteen withdrawal deadline. silence is golden and you report sheds light on the israeli government censoring the country's media and hushing up cases it doesn't want made public. pack their bags and head away europe's small business owners call the government's suffocating as pressure mounts during tough financial times. thanks so much for joining us here on our. live in moscow with your news from around the world barack obama devoted to his first state of the union address his second town that is trying to appease lawmakers and taxpayers with fresh promises to boost the economy and slash debt and deficit foreign policy the us president also announced four thousand troops have to leave afghanistan by next february so now we know joining us from the studios tell us more about this so good to see you so so what exactly are obama's plans for afghanistan from here on out do you think first off a huge
barack obama's state of the union address pledged to pull more troops from afghanistan but questions remain about how many americans will stay in the war zone that is the two thousand and fourteen withdrawal deadline. silence is golden and you report sheds light on the israeli government censoring the country's media and hushing up cases it doesn't want made public. pack their bags and head away europe's small business owners call the government's suffocating as pressure mounts during tough...
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after december 31st, 2014 with afghanistan. those negotiations are ongoing and there be certainly requirements including immunities for any troops that might remain. and president karzai addressed that at the white house at their press conference and president karzai's visit, saying he would favor immunity that is the first factor. >> favor. >> immunity, whatever. and we had this all over the world. where every united states troops are serving in a foreign country, we understake an arrangement with that country whereby those forces are able to do their jobs and have immunity with respect to the domestic judicial processes. that is the first point. the second point is the mission. and the mission as we are considering it today would have three aspects to it. the first would be counter terrorism, that the united states would have a force in the region in afghanistan that would have the ability to go after al qaeda and associated transnational groups that might threaten the united states, with our very effective high end counterte
after december 31st, 2014 with afghanistan. those negotiations are ongoing and there be certainly requirements including immunities for any troops that might remain. and president karzai addressed that at the white house at their press conference and president karzai's visit, saying he would favor immunity that is the first factor. >> favor. >> immunity, whatever. and we had this all over the world. where every united states troops are serving in a foreign country, we understake an...
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and since the international operation in afghanistan started we have clearly seen that afghanistan is not a safe haven for terrorists. >> at the moment i'm fairly confident that we will have reasonable security control handed over to the afghans throughout the country. and even today we see the vast majority of violent instance occurs in 10 percent of the area of afghanistan. so we'll continue to focus on those areas which are in the east and the south. the north, the west are going extremely well, kabul is going well, and i'm confident that we'll continue to isolate the insurgency as we head toward the end of 2014. >> i don't foresee, uh, isaf troops in a combat role beyond 2014. >> at lisbon we decided that we would hand over the responsibility for security to the afghans, so that by the end of 2014 security in afghanistan will be the responsibility of the afghan national security forces. in chicago we re-affirmed that this strategy was the right strategy. that we would be able by the end of 2014 to have an afghanistan in which afghan police and afghan army forces would be able to p
and since the international operation in afghanistan started we have clearly seen that afghanistan is not a safe haven for terrorists. >> at the moment i'm fairly confident that we will have reasonable security control handed over to the afghans throughout the country. and even today we see the vast majority of violent instance occurs in 10 percent of the area of afghanistan. so we'll continue to focus on those areas which are in the east and the south. the north, the west are going...
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dollars from afghanistan to russia stopped in moscow suburbs in fact it was hidden in ranch radishes in fact you can see here some vegetables and when they cut open these bags that actually has the drugs or the radishes in it they actually find heroin inside and that heroin even died green at the color of the radishes so that they were less detectable is very interesting to see how this all played out but the big news here. is that they believe that russian officials believe that they have stopped a major supply route between afghanistan and russia specifically through a vegetable contract from a company in respect to stem that was then going to a russian company in the urals and then it was being shipped here into moscow stopped at this point in look you can see the turnips in the green colored heroin. all being counted out there worth one hundred eighty million u.s. dollars right now they have two people who are detained and two more people who have been arrested in connection with this particularly drug bust and of course the investigation is still ongoing showing what what what i
dollars from afghanistan to russia stopped in moscow suburbs in fact it was hidden in ranch radishes in fact you can see here some vegetables and when they cut open these bags that actually has the drugs or the radishes in it they actually find heroin inside and that heroin even died green at the color of the radishes so that they were less detectable is very interesting to see how this all played out but the big news here. is that they believe that russian officials believe that they have...
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insurgency is not going away even after we're out of afghanistan. this is going to remain the number one threat that we face. thank you. [applause] >> okay, ladies and gentlemen, we will now take questions. we have folks with microphones, all right? please raise your hand, and as i acknowledge you, let the folks get to you with the microphone and then identify yourself. all right. >> yes, thank you. cornelia white, u.s. air force. where does rule of law fit into this? >> well, rule of law can be a very important part of establishing legitimacy because, as i said, it's very hard to win with a pure scorched earth strategy. even when you're willing to be as brutal as the nazis, they still didn't manage to pacify the balkans in world war ii. even if you're willing to be as cruel as the soviets, they still didn't manage to pacify afghanistan in the 1980s even though they were willing to kill a million people. because the nazis and the soviets, they offered nothing positive. they offered no reason why the people of yugoslavia or the people of afghanistan
insurgency is not going away even after we're out of afghanistan. this is going to remain the number one threat that we face. thank you. [applause] >> okay, ladies and gentlemen, we will now take questions. we have folks with microphones, all right? please raise your hand, and as i acknowledge you, let the folks get to you with the microphone and then identify yourself. all right. >> yes, thank you. cornelia white, u.s. air force. where does rule of law fit into this? >> well,...
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as you're well aware, that state's primary goal in afghanistan has been to prevent afghanistan from becoming, once again, as safe haven for al qaeda or other terrorist groups to launch attacks. our central tenet of the united -- u.s. campaign has been the counterinsurgency or corn strategy with its three primary phases of clear, hold, and build. however, our work has found instances in which reconstruction programs have failed to achieve this intended benefit, and in some cases have actually resulted in an adverse effects. in april of last year, for example, we released an audit report on the local governments in community development program or elegy cd program. the u.s. agency for international development had touted as the flagship coin program. the primary goal of that program was to create in partnership with the afghan government, a stable environment for long-term political and economic and social development. however, as reported, the program had not met its primary goal of extending the legitimacy of the afghan government, nor had it brought the government closer to the people, nor
as you're well aware, that state's primary goal in afghanistan has been to prevent afghanistan from becoming, once again, as safe haven for al qaeda or other terrorist groups to launch attacks. our central tenet of the united -- u.s. campaign has been the counterinsurgency or corn strategy with its three primary phases of clear, hold, and build. however, our work has found instances in which reconstruction programs have failed to achieve this intended benefit, and in some cases have actually...
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bugs out of afghanistan they actually expect that the import of drugs from afghanistan to russia will actually decrease. sean thomas reporting there well unfortunately drugs are just one of the many problems facing afghanistan these days the country has seen further turmoil after president hamid karzai ordered u.s. special forces out of the war dr province he's trying to quell public anger over numerous cases of civilian murders and abuse says we're going to report on that a little later this hour. syrian rebels have released a new video which they claim is evidence of their growing success in the fight against government forces. this amateur footage apparently shows a rebel fighter shooting down a syrian army helicopter with a missile there you see it there lighting up on flame with dark smoke around the voices in a graphic background or shouting along the bar god is great throughout the attack of the rockets followed by a trail of white smoke and then the aircraft goes down in flames that's what you're seeing there right now at this incident allegedly took place near the city of ale
bugs out of afghanistan they actually expect that the import of drugs from afghanistan to russia will actually decrease. sean thomas reporting there well unfortunately drugs are just one of the many problems facing afghanistan these days the country has seen further turmoil after president hamid karzai ordered u.s. special forces out of the war dr province he's trying to quell public anger over numerous cases of civilian murders and abuse says we're going to report on that a little later this...
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and yet all over the world today there are people who are dying in war whether it's in afghanistan or mali or syria or congo or myanmar, colombia, many other countries. all these people are victims. they're being ravaged by unconventional warfare. but the term, as i say, is off. because this is, in fact, the norm. we have to adjust our thinking, flip our thinking 360 degrees and understand that unconventional warfare is the dominant face of warfare, always has been, always will be. every great power throughout history, every great jenin colluding the great generals of antiquity had to deal with the threat of unconventional warfare. including, of course, the greatest army of all, the roman legions, a pretty formidable force even when they were not led by russell crowe. [laughter] they bested every, every power in their neighborhood. but rome, as we also know, was ultimately brought down, sacked in the fifth century. and what was responsible for the downfall of rome? well, rome was much like the united states in that it did not have great power rivals. it was not surrounded by great sta
and yet all over the world today there are people who are dying in war whether it's in afghanistan or mali or syria or congo or myanmar, colombia, many other countries. all these people are victims. they're being ravaged by unconventional warfare. but the term, as i say, is off. because this is, in fact, the norm. we have to adjust our thinking, flip our thinking 360 degrees and understand that unconventional warfare is the dominant face of warfare, always has been, always will be. every great...